DirectLink - Ad-Gate & Shortener Bypass by R0CKABILLY

DirectLink removes the tedious pages that link shorteners insert before your destination — ad walls, "please wait N seconds" timers, "Continue / Generate / Get Link" button chains, and interstitial redirects. Click a link the way you normally do and DirectLink takes you straight to the real URL.

Selective by design. DirectLink only acts on (a) links you click on the index sites you configure (e.g. a downloads page) and (b) domains that are already in its database. It does not read, scan, or act on every website you browse.

How it resolves links (rules):
- Token decode — for AdLinkFly-style shorteners that embed the destination in the page. DirectLink decodes it in the background and opens it instantly — no shortener page, no timer.
- Chain replay — for multi-step "link locker" redirect chains. DirectLink advances each step automatically, skipping the countdowns.
- Assisted — for shorteners gated behind a CAPTCHA. DirectLink leaves the CAPTCHA for you to solve (as required by the site), then automatically handles the remaining countdown / "Continue" / "Get Link" steps and opens the final link.

Note: DirectLink does not and cannot auto-solve CAPTCHAs. Where a site requires one, you solve it once; everything else is automated.

Self-learning database. When you click a link to a new shortener that DirectLink can handle, it remembers the domain and the rule that worked. You can export / import this database as JSON to back it up or share it.

Privacy. Everything runs locally in your browser. DirectLink does not collect, transmit, or sell any data. The only network requests it makes are to the shortener pages themselves — exactly what your browser would request if you opened them by hand.

DirectLink is a convenience tool for skipping intrusive ad-gateways and redirect chains, in the same spirit as other "unshorten" / "skip redirect" extensions. Please respect the terms and rights of the sites and content you access.